Awareness, knowledge and complications

Question: Is kidney awareness important?

Answer:

- Screening and early detection
- Regular check-ups, including screening for blood pressure, blood sugar and kidney
- Function tests are important . In addition to fatigue, swelling, difficulty urinating and high blood pressure as these could be early sign of kidney disease.

Question: What are signs of failed kidneys?

Answer:

If your kidneys aren’t working properly, you may notice one or more of the following signs.

Extreme tiredness (fatique)

Nausea and vomiting Confusion or trouble concentrating

Swelling (edma) particularly around your hands, ankles or face.

Peeing more often cramps ( muscle spas)

Question: What are 3 facts about kidney Diseases?

Answer

• About 1 in 3 adults with diabetes may have kidney disease. Diabetes is the top cause kidney failure, causing 47% of new cases
• 1 in 5 adults with high blood pressure may have kidney disease
• Compared to white Americans.
• CKD is more common in people 65 years or older (34%)

Question: Does drinking water help kidneys?

Answer

Water helps the kidneys remove waste from your blood in the form of urine.
Water also helps keep your blood vessels open so that blood can travel freely to your kidneys and deliver essential nutrients to them. But if you become dehydrated then it is more difficult for this delivery system to work.

Question: what foods help repair kidneys?

Answer

Fruits such as:

• Acai berries are small fruits that grow in clusters like grapes and have a center pit.
• Apples are rich in antioxidants and a good source of fiber and vitamin C.
• Citrus fruits
• Cherries
• Pomegranates
• Strawberries
• Tomatoes

Question: What are 3 early warning signs of kidney disease?

Answer

You’re more tired,
have less energy
having trouble concentrating
You have dry itchy skin
You’re having trouble sleeping
You feel the need to urinate more often
You see blood in your urine
Your urine is foamy
You’re experiencing persistent puffiness around your eyes

Question: How important is kidney health to humans?

Answer

Kidneys remove waste products from the blood and produce urine.
Kidneys control the levels of many substances in the blood
Kidneys help to control your blood pressure

NOTE: Early detection of kidney disease can be life saving

Question:  Why is kidney awareness important?

Answer

Early detection and treatment of chronic kidney disease are keys to keeping kidney disease from progressing to kidney failure. Some simple tests can be done to detect early kidney disease.

Question- Why is it important to know about kidney disease?

Answer

Prevent other health problems. Some causes of kidney disease can also cause other health problems such as heart disease or high blood pressure, knowing what causes your kidney disease can help and your doctor prevent these health problems.

Question: Why is learning the kidney important? Why are kidneys important?

Answer

Remove waste and extra fluid from your body. Your kidneys also remove acid that is produced by the cells of your body and maintain a healthy balance of water, salts and minerals, such as sodium, calcium, phosphorus and potassium in your blood.

Raising Awareness of Kidney Disease

Despite the rising prevalence of CKD disease awareness remains profoundly low. Worldwide only 6% of the general population and 10% of the high risk population are aware of their CKD status. Health screening has been shown to be effective in improving the incidence of ESRD.

MIKE APPOH